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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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